NEC Co-Player of the Month
Berzins, the three-time NEC Player of the Year, picked up right where he left of last season. The Adazi, Latvia product claimed the “A” flight championship at the Stony Brook Invitational and the #1 flight title at the Army Shootout en-route to an 8-1 singles mark over the month of September. At the Stony Brook Invite, he ousted opponents from Stevens Tech, Stony Brook and Quinnipiac before taking the title with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Matthew Henrich of Stevens. Berzins also notched wins against Marist, Army and Niagara at Army. Berzins recently traveled to Tulsa to compete in the ITA All-American Pre-Qualifier. Seeded second, he received a bye then downed Mississippi State’s Juan Cruz Estevarena before falling to North Carolina’s Robert Kelly in the third round. Berzins also claimed the “A” flight doubles title with Gonzalo Quintana at the Stony Brook Invitational.